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Magnolia

Public Grades PK, KG-8
815th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools
Better than 39% of New Jersey elementary schools
Summary

Magnolia is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Magnolia School District in New Jersey. The school has 399 students and is rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, consistently ranking in the bottom half of New Jersey elementary schools over the past several years.

Magnolia's academic performance, as measured by NJSLA test scores, is generally below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 48.8% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 44.9%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 36.6% of 3rd graders and 13.3% of 8th graders meeting or exceeding the standards. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 11.1% to 16.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, Magnolia generally performs worse academically. For instance, Avon Elementary School, located just 1.63 miles away, outperforms Magnolia in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates. Similarly, Osage School, 1.64 miles away, has significantly higher test scores and a higher school ranking. These disparities suggest that Magnolia's challenges may be influenced by a combination of factors, including the school's socioeconomic demographics, resource allocation, and teaching quality.

396
Students ?
9.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,707
Per pupil spending ?
43.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 420 North Warwick Rd
       Magnolia, NJ  08049-1320

(856) 783-4763

District: Magnolia School District


Students who attend Magnolia usually attend:

High:    Sterling High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
44.2%
African American:
22.0%
Hispanic:
21.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the New Jersey average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg40%
New Jersey avg44%
Elementary school
815th of 1,347
New Jersey public elementary schools ?
Bottom 39%▲ up 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
346th of 752
New Jersey public middle schools ?
Top 46%▲ up 3 pts since 2015
From top 49% (2015) to top 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New Jersey Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
381st of 609Magnolia School District among New Jersey districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202539.7815 of 134739.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.11004 of 133825.0%★☆☆☆☆
202326.8993 of 134226.0%★☆☆☆☆
202220.61064 of 134520.9%★☆☆☆☆
202123.2965 of 131726.7%★☆☆☆☆
201926.11040 of 136023.5%★☆☆☆☆
201836.8913 of 135332.5%★★☆☆☆
201734.2927 of 135231.4%★★☆☆☆
201624.31062 of 134621.1%★☆☆☆☆
201522.31076 of 135720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201415.71182 of 136313.3%★☆☆☆☆
201330.61049 of 136723.3%★☆☆☆☆
201226.21091 of 136320.0%★☆☆☆☆
201139.1970 of 136028.7%★☆☆☆☆
201041.4940 of 135430.6%★★☆☆☆
200947.5842 of 134637.4%★★☆☆☆
200845.6909 of 133832.1%★★☆☆☆
200744.2936 of 132929.6%★☆☆☆☆
200620.41129 of 131414.1%★☆☆☆☆
200535.5987 of 130324.3%★☆☆☆☆
200444.4882 of 129832.0%★★☆☆☆
200346.5763 of 120436.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202573.978 of 46383.2%★★★★☆
202455.0183 of 46961.0%★★★☆☆
202360.0164 of 46364.6%★★★☆☆
202221.5424 of 49414.2%★☆☆☆☆
202130.3344 of 45624.6%★☆☆☆☆
201946.0276 of 52247.1%★★☆☆☆
201883.658 of 51788.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202541.1776 of 132641.5%★★☆☆☆
202422.4988 of 131725.0%★☆☆☆☆
202334.0860 of 131834.7%★★☆☆☆
202223.01014 of 132623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202124.6952 of 129026.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.3980 of 133126.4%★☆☆☆☆
201846.7759 of 133343.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202542.2555 of 103246.2%★★☆☆☆
202420.8813 of 98917.8%★☆☆☆☆
202328.4707 of 98228.0%★☆☆☆☆
202250.3405 of 95357.5%★★★☆☆
201936.9564 of 89937.3%★★☆☆☆
201832.2599 of 87031.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202548.9494 of 102351.7%★★★☆☆
202434.1619 of 93934.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.8533 of 91041.4%★★☆☆☆
202235.3547 of 86336.6%★★☆☆☆
202157.8255 of 83969.6%★★★☆☆
201948.9429 of 94854.7%★★★☆☆
201844.7552 of 94241.4%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202540.0775 of 131841.2%★★☆☆☆
202430.0912 of 131330.5%★★☆☆☆
202324.1991 of 131524.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.01027 of 132422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202124.3923 of 129728.8%★☆☆☆☆
201926.61004 of 133524.8%★☆☆☆☆
201831.6952 of 133428.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
201812.6925 of 10017.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202530.5699 of 97027.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.8821 of 96314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202314.0875 of 97510.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.2888 of 9769.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202125.1789 of 96418.2%★☆☆☆☆
201915.5903 of 102311.7%★☆☆☆☆
201821.2859 of 102215.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202550.7346 of 75254.0%★★★☆☆
202444.6383 of 74348.5%★★☆☆☆
202347.7366 of 74851.1%★★★☆☆
202235.4471 of 74536.8%★★☆☆☆
202138.4358 of 65245.1%★★☆☆☆
201936.9481 of 74535.4%★★☆☆☆
201827.6539 of 71624.7%★☆☆☆☆
201738.8450 of 71236.8%★★☆☆☆
201632.6504 of 71329.3%★☆☆☆☆
201549.8350 of 71350.9%★★★☆☆
201450.0412 of 71742.5%★★☆☆☆
201360.3333 of 70452.7%★★★☆☆
201260.8328 of 67751.6%★★★☆☆
201159.5342 of 68450.0%★★★☆☆
201047.7434 of 67735.9%★★☆☆☆
200948.6430 of 66435.2%★★☆☆☆
200850.2403 of 64037.0%★★☆☆☆
200755.3373 of 63140.9%★★☆☆☆
200632.2472 of 61523.3%★☆☆☆☆
200527.1470 of 59921.5%★☆☆☆☆
200451.9370 of 58837.1%★★☆☆☆
200346.2391 of 57431.9%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202448.2150 of 35257.4%★★★☆☆
202124.4248 of 29114.8%★☆☆☆☆
201859.6104 of 32668.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202550.6338 of 72853.6%★★★☆☆
202454.1305 of 71757.5%★★★☆☆
202355.2289 of 72059.9%★★★☆☆
202240.0420 of 72642.1%★★☆☆☆
202145.2307 of 62550.9%★★★☆☆
201954.1339 of 70351.8%★★★☆☆
201842.2416 of 68038.8%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202528.4451 of 60825.8%★☆☆☆☆
202249.9249 of 59157.9%★★★☆☆
202141.3255 of 48046.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202548.0300 of 61351.1%★★★☆☆
202448.7264 of 58454.8%★★★☆☆
202361.4132 of 56876.8%★★★★☆
202243.5273 of 54950.3%★★★☆☆
202118.9383 of 46718.0%★☆☆☆☆
201953.3213 of 54160.6%★★★☆☆
201835.8344 of 52234.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202555.8284 of 72660.9%★★★☆☆
202445.6354 of 71950.8%★★★☆☆
202344.6358 of 71850.1%★★★☆☆
202231.6476 of 73034.8%★★☆☆☆
202132.9392 of 63538.3%★★☆☆☆
201935.5458 of 69734.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.1526 of 67522.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202249.0205 of 53561.7%★★★☆☆
201824.5381 of 47119.1%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew Jersey percentileRating
202554.7223 of 50255.6%★★★☆☆
202444.0289 of 51043.3%★★☆☆☆
202336.7324 of 50936.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.6342 of 51233.2%★★☆☆☆
202130.8326 of 43525.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5362 of 50428.2%★☆☆☆☆
201821.7432 of 49713.1%★☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2025)83rd percentile+44 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2025)41st percentile~ school
Male (2025)41st percentile~ school
White (2025)28th percentile-12 vs school
Special Education (2018)8th percentile-25 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2022)62nd percentile+25 vs school
Male (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school
African American (2024)57th percentile+9 vs school
White (2025)56th percentile~ school
Female (2025)54th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-28 vs school
By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts62%+9 vs state
Mathematics25%-16 vs state
Science14%-11 vs state

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Students at Magnolia are 44% White, 22% African American, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Magnolia ranks 815th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Magnolia usually go on to attend:

High : Sterling High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 396 students attended Magnolia.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Jersey Department of Education.

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